Press Releases

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol was awarded national accreditation on July 28, 2018 by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA).

A new email outreach effort from North Carolina Emergency Management is reaching homeowners who were impacted by Hurricane Matthew to encourage them to apply for housing recovery program assistance.

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is proud to announce it will once again join a collaborative effort to reduce collisions along the I-95 corridor.  Through support from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and states along the eastern portion of the U.S., the D

Rutherford Correctional Center minimum custody inmate James Pittman (#0559036), who was reported missing from his work release assignment in Marion on Tuesday, was captured on Wednesday in Lumberton at approximately 6:15 p.m.

Governor Roy Cooper sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting a major federal disaster declaration for 13 Western North Carolina co

State correctional and local law enforcement officers are seeking Rutherford Correctional Center minimum custody inmate James Pittman (#0559036), who was reported missing from his work release assignment in Marion on Tuesday. Pittman was last seen near the intersection of U.S.

WHAT:  State and local emergency management officials today are joining representatives from Duke Energy in an exercise of the emergency response plans for the Brunswick Nuclear Plant in Southport. 

Eleven Pender County homeowners flooded by Hurricane Matthew will receive nearly $1.6 million in federal and state funds to buyout their storm damaged homes and move elsewhere, North Carolina Emergency Management announced today.

The American Association of State Troopers has kicked off the 2018 “Best Looking Cruiser Contest” and the NCSHP will be represented again this year with a 2018 marked Dodge Charger.  We want all of our SHP friends and family to “Like” our picture and “Share” it so your friends and family can

The Governor's Crime Commission Special Committee on School Shootings will meet on Thursday, July 19, from 1-4 p.m.